Separating and filling machine for confectioners  use



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N. A. GLAOHER. SEP ARATlNG AND FILLING MACHINE FOR OONFEGTIONERS USE.

No. 449,668. Patented Apr. 7, 1891.

(No Model.) 5 Sheets--Sheet 2; N. A. OLAOH'ER. SEPARATING AND FILLING MACHINE FOR GONFEUTIONERS USE. No. 449,668.

Patented Apr.-7, 1891.

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N. A. GLAGHER. SEPARATING AND' FILLING MACHINE FOR GONFBGI'IONERS USE. No. 449,668.

Patented Apr. 7, 1891.

(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 4. N. A. OLAGHER. SEPARATING AND FILLING MACHINE FOR GONFEGTIONERS USE. No. 449,668.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

NEIL A. OLAOIIER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SEPARATING AND FILLING MACHINE FOR CONFECTI ONERS USE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,668, dated April '7, 1891.

Application filed June 2, 1890- Serial No. 354,072. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NEIL A. CLACHER, residing in Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, and a citizen'of the United States, have invented a new, useful, and Improved Separating and Filling Machine for Confectioners Use, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View, the case being sectioned at line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross vertical section at line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section at line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section at line at 4 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is an end elevation, some parts being sectioned, at line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

It is the common practice of confeetioners to mold such candies as gunrcandies and cream-candies, &c., in mold boxes or boards commonlycallec starch-boards. Theboards are low boxes, and are filled to the required depth with starch, and the mold is formed in the starch by printing with a suitable pat-' tern, a large number of small molds being formed in the starch ona single board. After the molded candy is dried sufficiently to be handled the candy must be separated from the starch. This has heretofore been done by sifting, the sieve being held and shaken by hand, and the starch-boards have been again filled from the starch sifted from the candy. l

The object of this invention is to provide an improved machine which will separate the starch from the candy and will fill starchboards in readiness to be printed for second molding of candy. I accomplish this object as illustrated in the drawings, and as hereinafter described.

That which I claim as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the framework, which is made in suitable form to support and contain the operating parts hereinafter set forth. The machine is inclosed by suitable panels a, which are removably secured to the frame-work A.

B is the main driving-shaft, which is driven by means of a pulley b, as best shown inFig. 5. C is a hopper, into which the contents of a starch-board are poured.

at. This sieve-frame D is shaken by means of two pitm'en e, which are driven by means of cranks e in a shaft F. This shaft F is provided with a sprocketwheel j, which is driven by a sprocket-chain F, that is driven by a sprocket-wheel f on the main shaft B, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

The candies and starch poured into the hopper C will be delivered upon the sieve (Z, and the rapid shaking of the sieve (I will cause the starch to sift through the sieve and fall to the bottom of the case of the machine. The frame D is inclined sufficiently to cause the candy to work downward thereon and be delivered therefrom at the opposite end from the hopper C. The small lumps of starch and particles of candy which are too coarse to pass through the sieve cl will pass through the sieve cl, so that the candy will be delivered from the sieve d perfectly clean. A board or extension cl" is provided,over which the candy is delivered to a suitable receptacle.

The starch-board G, after its contents have been emptied into the hopper C is to be refilled for second molding. The operator places the starch-board G upon an endless belt H, which consists of drive-chains provided with cross-cleats g, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. This endless belt 11 runs over sprocket wheels or pulleys 72., secured on a shaft I at one end, and over a sprocket-wheel h,n1ounted on a shaft securedin suitable bearings at the inner end. The shaft I is driven by a drive-chain, which is driven bya sprocket-wheel t" on a shaft 1,

which shaft receives motion from a shaft driven by the conveyer-belts, as hereinafter set forth.

The starch-board G is placed upon the endless belt H at one end, as shown in Fig. 8, and is carried by said belt to an opening, j into the case of the machine and out through an IOO 55 shown in Fig. 2.

40 N, as best shown in Fig. 3.

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opening) at the opposite side of the machine and delivered onto a table J, from which it is removed by an attendant.

The starch-boards G are filled with starch 5 sifted from the candy through the sieve (l by mechanism which I will now describe.

K represents an endless conveyer-belt, which is provided with a number of buckets 7;, as best shown in Fig. 2. This conveyer-belt K [0 passes over sprocket-wheels 7, which are secured upon the shaft L. This shaft L is driven from the main driving-shaft B by means of beveled gear Z). (See Fig. 5.) The belt K passes around sprocket-wheels Z, arranged in convenient parts of the frame B, as best shown in Fig. 2. The belt K passes under an idlerwheel I to insure the emptying of the buckets. The sprocket-wheel Z at the lower righthand corner of Fig. 3 is secured upon its shaft, and the shaft 1 is driven from this shaft by means of bevel-gear i, as shown in Fig. 5. The buckets 7e are arranged upon rods carried by drive-chains, as best shown in Fig. 4., alternate rods carrying four buck- 2 5 ets and three buckets, so that the entire width between the chains is covered. The buekets 75 pass beneath the sieve (Z at the bottom of the case, as shown in Fig. 2, where they are filled. They pass to the side of the case,

thence upwardly to the top of the case and over the pulleys Z. After passing the pulleys 6 they deliver their contents onto a sieve on, which is secured to a frame M. is located above the carrying-belt II. as best The sieve-frame is supported by cars m, which slide upon rods secured in said frame. The frame M is shaken by means of a rod 12, which passes through the framework and is connected to one end of a spring This spring N is engaged by a cam 71 on the shaft B. The rotation of the shaft 13 through the cam n and spring N will draw the rod 71 outward and the spring will force it backward.

0 represents a frame, which is supported above the endless belt II and below the sieve M, as shown in Fig. 3. This frame is supported upon pivoted hangers 0, which are attached to the case of the machine. This frame is provided with anumber of levelers P, which are arranged crosswise at varying angles, as shown in Fig. 1. Each leveler P is hinged at its upper edge to the frame 0, and is provided with a spring 1), attached to its lower edge,

which draws its lower edge downward. A

suitable stop 1) is provided for each leveler for preventing the spring 19 from drawing the leveler back out of operative position. The frame 0 normally occupies the position shown hen a starch-board G is carried within the case of the machine by the endless belt H, the sides of the frame 0 will rest upon the sides of the starch-board G. The frame 0 is supported upon parallel pivoted hangers 0, so that the frame 0 can be raised by the starch-board G. The starch delivered :from

The frame \i' the buckets will fall upon the sieve m and be sifted onto the starch board G when it passes beneath said sieve m. The height of the sides of the starch-boards G now in use vary, and the swinging frame 0 will rest upon the sides of the starch-board, bringing the levelers P on a level with the upper edges of the sides. The levelers P are arranged at different angles across the frame 0, so as to properly level the starch on the starchboards. The sprocket-wheel h is within the case of the machine, so that no starch will be carried out of the machine by the endless belt. All starch which does not fall onto the starch-board G from the sieve m, and all starch scraped from the board by the levelers P will fall to the bottom of the case, where it may be taken up by the buckets 7c.

Q is an opening in the side of the case, through which additional starch may be supplied by the operator, and from which a surplus of starch may be taken, if necessary.

R represents a case arranged over and around the sieve-frame D to prevent starch from being thrown onto the candy in the sieve by the buckets k.

The candy and starch are poured from the mold-boards G into the hopper (J, and descend from the hopper 0 onto the sieve (Z. The sieve cl separates the fine starch from the candy, and the sieve cl separates the small pieces of candy and lumps of starch from the candy, and the candy is delivered to a proper receptacle over the board (1". The lumps and small pieces of candy which pass through the sieve (1 maybe taken out at any time. The starch which passes through the sieve (Z is carried upward by the buckets 7c and delivered to the sieve m. The operator places the starch-board, after its contents have been emptied into the hopper O, on the belt 11. Said belt H carries the starch-board beneath the sieve m, from which it is filled with starch. The levelers P and the swinging frame 0 level off the starch on the starch-board. The sieve m sifts the starch and prevents it being delivered to the boards in lumps, as might otherwise be the case. The filled starch-boards are delivered onto the table J, from which they can be removed by the attendant.

I do not limit my invention to the arrangement and form of driving mechanism shown, as this may be varied greatly.

The starch is sifted onto the starch-boards G and is perfectly loose thereon, so as to form a perfect mold for the second moldingof candy.

W'hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

1. The combination,with a charging-receptacle having an outlet to permit the flow of molding material therefrom, of a feeding device for conducting empty trays thereto to receive their charge of molding material.

:2. The combination, with a charging-receptacle having an outflow-opening, of afeed device adapted to direct the empty trays under ICC said outflow to receive their charge, and a striker for leveling the charge in the trays.

3. The combination, in a machine for separating candy from starch, of a hopper, a Vibrating sieve, a receptacle for the starch, and a receptacle for the separated candy, with a conveyer-belt provided with buckets, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with a sieve for separating starch from candy, of a conveyer-belt for carrying starch-boards, and a conveyerbelt K for filling the starch-boards with the separated starch, substantially as specified,

5. The combination, with an endless belt for carrying starch-boards, of a conveyer-belt K for carrying starch, and a sieve M, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, with an endless belt an endless belt for carrying such starch- 25 board, substantially as specified.

NEIL A. OLAGHER. Witnesses:

HARRY T. JONES, JOHN L. JACKSON. 

